It's a tangled web we weave, an eloquent debris

When we drape the truth in such a grotesque tapestry

Embellished words and deeds, a fictional disguise

Imagined glories fade beneath the weight of lies



It's a game we play and we agreed upon the rules

Pretend our make-believe is basically the truth

A mental static - a cognitive dissonance

The lies we tell ourselves will increase in expense



Image to cultivate, illusion to maintain

Vulgar in sentiment and wrapped in the profane

The cracks in the facade too numerous to count

The points of weakness are of infinite amount



It's a game we play and we agreed upon the rules

Pretend our make-believe is basically the truth

A mental static - a cognitive dissonance

The lies we tell ourselves will increase in expense



The story falls apart like ruins in decay

The truth exposed at last to the blinding light of day

A fallen city burns where once it stood so tall

Brought down by the deadly myth that penetrates it's walls



It's a game we play and we agreed upon the rules

Pretend our make-believe is basically the truth

A mental static - a cognitive dissonance

The lies we tell ourselves will increase in expense